Games For Teachers To Play With Students

  In this video the teacher trainer looks at the usage of the past perfect continuous. The past perfect continuous is used to talk about a past action that was continuing up until another point in the past. For example: Before moving to Korea, I had been teaching in Thailand for three years. ITTT's TEFL Courses provide you with the opportunity to find teaching jobs all over the world. Whether you want to work amongst the long history of Europe or spend your free time living the beach life in Southeast Asia, teach professionals business English in a thriving metropolis or teach kids out in the sticks, earning yourself a TEFL certificate with ITTT will make the right type of teaching jobs available to you. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of...  [Read more]

  Willy from the U.S.A. is currently living in Japan and took the 120-hour online TESOL course with tutor support and videos from ITTT. In this TESOL review video, Willy tells us that he has been living in Japan for the last 7 years and working as an assistant language teacher. He really enjoyed the course which brought him a number of new perspectives and ideas and helped him to improve his teaching skills. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. ...  [Read more]

Integrating multimedia into your TEFL lessons can greatly enhance the learning experience for your students by making the lessons more engaging, interactive, and effective. There are several ways you can incorporate multimedia into your teaching, including using videos, audio clips, online resources, and interactive activities. Here are some tips on how to effectively integrate multimedia into your TEFL lessons: 1. **Use videos:** Videos are a powerful tool for teaching English as a foreign language. You can use videos to introduce new vocabulary, demonstrate grammar rules, or spark discussions. Choose videos that are relevant to your lesson objectives and appropriate for your students' language level. Pause the video at key points to ask comprehension questions or discuss the content. 2....  [Read more]

  This video is a sample EFL lesson in a real-life classroom setting abroad. After eliciting various vocabulary words from the students, the teacher writes them on the board and performs language drills. These kinds of drills not only improve the students? pronunciation but also help to remember the new vocabulary words. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This last unit is telling us about how to cope with complicated and confusing situations...  [Read more]

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) requires creativity and adaptability to engage students effectively. Innovative teaching methods can enhance the learning experience and make lessons more engaging and memorable for students. Here are some innovative TEFL teaching methods to consider: 1. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): CLT focuses on real-life communication rather than rote memorization. It encourages students to interact in English through group activities, role plays, and discussions. This method helps students develop their speaking and listening skills in a practical context. 2. Task-Based Learning: Task-based learning involves giving students tasks or challenges to complete using English. This approach promotes collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking...  [Read more]

Yes, TEFL teachers can work in summer camps as a rewarding and unique opportunity to teach English in an immersive and fun environment. Summer camps provide a dynamic setting for language learning, allowing students to practice English in real-life situations while engaging in exciting activities. TEFL teachers in summer camps play a crucial role in creating a supportive and enriching learning environment for campers of all ages and language levels. One of the main benefits of working as a TEFL teacher in a summer camp is the chance to experience a different teaching context that is focused on experiential learning and language immersion. In a summer camp setting, teachers have the opportunity to design creative and interactive lessons that incorporate games, sports, arts and crafts, and...  [Read more]

  The next example is going to be that of a boomerang lesson and remember the structure is like this. So, again, we're going to start with an engage phase and for our engage, the students are just going to have a discussion about jobs. What happens at interviews and so on and so forth. So, during that engage phase, what we'd hope to do is to elicit some useful language about jobs and interviews and the types of questions that are being asked. Then, we're going to move immediately into an activate activity and this is going to involve a role-play. So, we'll break the students into pairs. One will be an interviewer, the other will be an interviewee and they'll generate the language that that role-play will produce. What the teacher can do whilst that is taking place is to go around...  [Read more]

  "In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. After talking about quantifiers, Richard is playing another game with his students. The students need to come up with 2 foods each that are a) too sweet, b) too sour and c) too salty. ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world." Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving...  [Read more]

  Christopher from Nebraska took the 120-hour online TEFL course with tutor support and videos. In this TEFL review video he tells us that he found the course to be very enjoyable and well organized although he did find the videos to be a little dry. On finishing school Christopher plans to travel to Portugal to volunteer as an English teacher helping children learn English. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In this unit I have deepened my...  [Read more]

In today's digital age, technology plays a crucial role in education, including TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) classrooms. Integrating technology into lessons can enhance language learning, engage students, and provide opportunities for interactive and dynamic teaching. TEFL teachers can effectively incorporate various forms of technology to create a more immersive and effective learning experience for their students. One way TEFL teachers can integrate technology into their lessons is by using interactive whiteboards or smart boards. These tools allow teachers to display multimedia content, interactive activities, and online resources to engage students visually and audibly. Teachers can use interactive whiteboards to present language exercises, videos, audio clips, and...  [Read more]

  It also helps us form our tenses. Many of the tenses will use these auxiliary verbs; particularly we have our continuous tense and our perfect tense. There are additional tenses that use auxiliary verbs. We'll get into that when we talk about our individual tenses. Another important aspect of our verbs is that they generally tell us what tense the sentence has been formed in. Take for instance the verb "to live." We could use it as live, lives, living or lived. "I live" or "she lives in Bangkok," meaning the present. "I am living in Bangkok," still the present or "I lived in Bangkok," meaning the past. Another difference with our verbs has to do with whether or not the verb is regular or irregular. With the regular verbs, in order to conjugate the verb into the past, we simply...  [Read more]

  The teaching idea for the future continuous covered in this video involves students picking a card with a picture of an activity on it and inviting their partner to join them. The other student then has to think up an excuse not to as quickly as possible in the future continuous tense. For example: Student A: Would you like to see a movie at the weekend? Student B: Sorry I can't, I'll be washing my hair. Ideas such as this are a great way for ESOL students to put the language they are learning to use in the classroom. Teaching ESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) is a fascinating and highly rewarding career choice and one which has a growing number of opportunities at the moment. One of the best ways to become an ESOL teacher is to take an internationally...  [Read more]

  Next, a couple of issues surrounding the use of worksheets and workcards. Firstly, these types of materials can either be bought or they could be made by yourself. Very often many of the book series that we use will have workcards in their teacher resource book. Worksheets and workcards are very useful because they can act as a prompt to introduce an activity or topic. They can also be used for role plays and one of the things you need to be aware of when making worksheets and workcards yourself is that you need to make them durable. So whenever you create a workcard, if you put it on some hard backing and then put it inside some cellophane or covered plastic just to make them durable then those types of workcards and worksheets can last for years. So examples of worksheets and...  [Read more]

To prepare effective lesson plans, TEFL teachers need to follow a structured approach that includes several key components. First, it's essential to start by clearly defining the learning objectives of the lesson. These objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). By outlining what students should be able to do by the end of the lesson, teachers can ensure that their planning is focused and aligned with desired outcomes. Next, teachers should consider the students' current level of English proficiency, interests, and learning styles. This information will help them tailor the lesson to meet the needs of their students and ensure that it is engaging and accessible to all learners. Once the objectives and student needs are identified, teachers can...  [Read more]

Technology has revolutionized the field of TEFL, offering educators and learners a wide range of tools and resources to enhance language learning. In the modern classroom, technology plays a crucial role in providing interactive and engaging learning experiences for students of all ages and language levels. One of the key benefits of technology in TEFL is its ability to provide access to authentic language materials from around the world. With the internet, students can easily access articles, videos, podcasts, and other authentic resources that expose them to real-world language use. This exposure helps students develop their listening, reading, and comprehension skills in a way that textbooks alone cannot achieve. In addition to authentic materials, technology also offers a variety of...  [Read more]

Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a specialized branch of English language teaching that focuses on teaching English to students who have specific goals or needs in their learning. In order to effectively teach ESP, it is important to tailor the language lessons to meet the specific needs and interests of the students. Here are some key strategies and tips for teaching English for Specific Purposes: Before designing an ESP course, it is essential to conduct a thorough needs analysis to identify the specific language needs, goals, and interests of the students. This can be done through surveys, interviews, or questionnaires to gather information about the learners' professional backgrounds, language proficiency levels, and the specific skills they need to develop. In ESP,...  [Read more]

TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) and TEYL (Teach English to Young Learners) certificates are both valuable credentials for teaching English to non-native speakers, but they have distinct differences that cater to specific teaching contexts. Firstly, TEFL certificates are designed for teaching English to students of all ages and proficiency levels in a foreign language context. TEFL courses cover a broad range of teaching methodologies, language skills, classroom management techniques, and assessment strategies. They prepare teachers to work with adult learners in various settings such as language schools, universities, and corporate environments. On the other hand, TEYL certificates focus specifically on teaching English to young learners, typically aged 3 to 12 years old. These...  [Read more]

  Dan from Ukraine completed the 120-hour online TEFL course from ITTT. In this TEFL review video Dan tells us that he is currently teaching in China. The course gave Dan a lot of insight into teaching as well as plenty of materials and lesson plan ideas that he can use in his classes. Dan recommends signing up if you are thinking of teaching English abroad. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This is hands down the most needed unit in the entire...  [Read more]

Teaching English in an underfunded school can present unique challenges, but with proper preparation and a positive attitude, you can still make a significant impact on your students' language learning journey. Here are some tips to help you prepare for teaching English in an underfunded school: 1. **Understand the Challenges**: Before you begin, take the time to understand the specific challenges that come with teaching in an underfunded school. This may include limited resources, large class sizes, and students with varying levels of proficiency. 2. **Create a Plan**: Develop a flexible lesson plan that takes into account the limitations of the school's resources. Focus on activities that require minimal materials and can be adapted to different learning levels. 3. **Utilize...  [Read more]

  This presentation is going to focus on the ESA methodology of teaching. In our teaching methodologies section, we briefly had a look at what ESA was about, but in this presentation, we're going to look in greater detail about that particular methodology. This particular methodology is accredited to Jeremy Harmer from his "Practice of English language Teaching" book. It's a three-stage methodology and what we're going to do is to look at the purpose of each one of these stages and some typical activities that take place during those stages. So, the first stage is known as the engage and its sole purpose, as the name implies, is to get the students talking and thinking in English. There is no reason whatsoever, when these students come to your class, that they should have said a...  [Read more]

TEFL International's centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina is an unbeatable destination to take the tefl certification course in Latin America. There are lots of job opportunities for TEFL certified native or fluent English speakers, and you can also learn or improve your Spanish. As the capital city of Argentina, Buenos Aires has so much to offer visitors that it is difficult to narrow down your itinerary to just a few things to do. Buenos Aires is a thriving multicultural city and the best way to explore its diversity is to get out and about in the various neighborhoods that make up the city. By choosing to study with TEFL International in Buenos Aires, you are signing up for an exciting and rewarding time in Argentina. Known as the "Paris of South America", Buenos Aires is one of the most...  [Read more]

Ban Phe is the perfect choice for anyone looking to experience a very authentic slice of Thai culture. This quiet and relaxing fishing village sits alongside the Gulf of Thailand’s beautiful beaches, yet has somehow escaped the tourist trappings of nearby Pattaya and Bangkok. And if an island adventure is on your list of things to do, Ban Phe is the jumping off point for idyllic, Ko Samet (Samet Island) while Ko Chang (Elephant Island) is only a morning’s journey away. Immerse yourself in Ban Phe and you immerse yourself in Thai life. Enchanting and exciting, taking a teacher training course in Ban Phe will no doubt prove to be a rewarding experience. You’ll not only learn how to teach, you’ll witness a very real pocket of Thai culture. TEFL International’s course in Ban Phe...  [Read more]